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001			on1280061167
003			OCoLC
005			20221122144941.0
008			211015s2022 onca j 001 0 eng
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015			_a20210349956 _2can
015			_aGBC2F3739 _2bnb
016	7		_a020729226 _2Uk
020			_a9781525305375 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1525305379 _q(hardcover)
029	1		_aUKMGB _b020729226
035			_a(OCoLC)1280061167
042			_alac
092			_a599.5 _bM398
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aMason, Adrienne, _eauthor. _960232
245	1	0	_aWhales to the rescue : _bhow whales help engineer the planet / _cwritten by Adrienne Mason ; illustrated by Kim Smith.
263			_a202210
264		1	_aToronto, ON : _bKids Can Press, _c[2022]
300			_a39 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c29 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aEcosystem guardians
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"Using a highly visual approach and a "slow build" of concepts, Whales To the Rescue explores how whales help to maintain a healthy ocean and, by extension, a healthy and biodiverse planet. Whales are ecosystems engineers -- animals that create, modify or maintain a habitat or ecosystem. In its lifetime, a whale can improve our planet's health by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide, one of the most abundant greenhouse gases, in the atmosphere. How? Whales store a significant amount of carbon in their bodies. When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, that carbon remains locked away, deep in the ocean's sediment. For centuries, commercial whaling decimated whale populations around the world. Many never recovered, but in the decades since whaling stopped, some populations finally seem to be rebounding. This is great news for whales, and recent studies have shown that this could also be great news for humans as we struggle with the challenges of climate change."-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aWhales of the world -- Catching dinner -- Whale food webs -- Living on sunshine -- A poop pump -- A food chain mystery -- Migration: The ocean's mix master -- Whales help the planet -- Things are heating up -- Carbon is key -- Carbon on the move -- Storing carbon -- The carbon conundrum -- Whales to the rescue -- Help whales help the planet -- Glossary -- Resources.
650		0	_aWhales _vJuvenile literature. _958199
650		0	_aWhales _xEcology _vJuvenile literature.
655		7	_aIllustrated works. _2lcgft _94636
700	1		_aSmith, Kim, _d1986- _eillustrator.
830		0	_aEcosystem guardians series.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c354032 _d354032